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or isis-directed attacks. but there's another piece of this, which is that in the terrorist attacks from the pre-isis period, there was always a worry about a follow-on attack. what else is there, what other place is going to be simultaneous, like you saw in france with isis. and so there's always a concern, is there going to be another attack. so whether this one that you're looking at is part of the investigation, the getaway, the aftermath or if it's part of something else, we just don't know. >> that's the question as to whether or not it's connected. evan perez, our justice correspondent, let me bring you in again. we've been reporting on this initial ramblas attack with the white van, 13 dead, 50 injured and now we have this driver running over two police officers at a security checkpoint. i imagine it's too early to know whether it was connected. >> reporter: right, brooke. i think all signs do indicate that it was at least somewhat related, according to the catalan police on their twitter page. they sa
or isis-directed attacks. but there's another piece of this, which is that in the terrorist attacks from the pre-isis period, there was always a worry about a follow-on attack. what else is there, what other place is going to be simultaneous, like you saw in france with isis. and so there's always a concern, is there going to be another attack. so whether this one that you're looking at is part of the investigation, the getaway, the aftermath or if it's part of something else, we just don't...
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if it is indeed linked back to isis as isis claims. we're hearing some very troubling details, wolf, including about this house explosion, the night before the attack in the local area. which killed one person, injured another person nap brings up the possibility that this cell were planning some kind of bomb attack and then switched to plan b after a mishap. we're waiting to hear more from spanish authorities about that. certainly any time you hear about an explosion in a residence, that brings up the responsibility of explosives of some kind of bomb-making being involved. worrying that there could be others still throughout, they don't appear to have the perpetrator in custody at this point. they're on red alert right now. >> and we do know that police suspect that that explosion the night before at that house was connected to the individuals who were involved in the car ramming, killing those pedestrians in barcelona. i want you to stand by, i want to bring in phil mud whose been looking closely at all of that. phil, take us inside
if it is indeed linked back to isis as isis claims. we're hearing some very troubling details, wolf, including about this house explosion, the night before the attack in the local area. which killed one person, injured another person nap brings up the possibility that this cell were planning some kind of bomb attack and then switched to plan b after a mishap. we're waiting to hear more from spanish authorities about that. certainly any time you hear about an explosion in a residence, that...
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it tells me they subscribe to the orders of isis or al qaeda or directed by other isis and al qaeda. i keep mentioning al qaeda because we should not dismiss al qaeda from the equation. al qaeda has always had a major presence in spain. remember 2004, al qaeda carried out multiple attacks in madrid against trains. 91 killed. 1,800 injured. the reality it seems to me that vehicles and vans have become a weapon of choice not only for al qaeda and isis but even for radicalized individuals. they are easy weapons to use and available. had the truck basically been filled with gas canisters, this could have basically -- basically hundreds of people could have been killed and injured in barcelona. >> it is fascinating that as isis is being squeezed out of its physical territory around europe, you see isis inspired if not isis-executed attacks. we don't know which this is. how concerned are you about how easy it is to get a truck in a major metropolitan area in europe and maybe have no connection whatsoever to syria or iraq but be able to carry this out? t the. >> absolutely, christine. thank
it tells me they subscribe to the orders of isis or al qaeda or directed by other isis and al qaeda. i keep mentioning al qaeda because we should not dismiss al qaeda from the equation. al qaeda has always had a major presence in spain. remember 2004, al qaeda carried out multiple attacks in madrid against trains. 91 killed. 1,800 injured. the reality it seems to me that vehicles and vans have become a weapon of choice not only for al qaeda and isis but even for radicalized individuals. they...
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, isis organized or isis-inspired attack, would this be the first isis-related attack in spain? >> i believe it would. certainly the mass casualty attack that we have not seen any mass casualty attacks in spain related back to isis. so this would be a very significant and worrying moment for spanish authorities. but it comes, really, as no surprise. they've been preparing for this. they've known there's a threat out there. they've been stepping out in kind of terrorism activity, been around a couple hundred arrests of suspected islamic extreme s in the last few years since isis emerged in syria and iraq. so no surprises here. they knew this day might come, but what quite we're dealing with at the moment, we don't yet know, because there hasn't been any claim of responsibility. this is really just minutes, still, and, in fact, this attack may still be ongoing. >> local police says one dead. they expect that number to rise. 32 injured. many of them are in very serious condition in hospital. evan, more information? >> i wanted to add quick to what paul cruickshank was saying. this
, isis organized or isis-inspired attack, would this be the first isis-related attack in spain? >> i believe it would. certainly the mass casualty attack that we have not seen any mass casualty attacks in spain related back to isis. so this would be a very significant and worrying moment for spanish authorities. but it comes, really, as no surprise. they've been preparing for this. they've known there's a threat out there. they've been stepping out in kind of terrorism activity, been...
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or directed by isis. now, i will say these vehicle attacks, this is the 14th vehicle attack that we have had in the west since 2014. terrorists much like school shooters learn from other incidents. the thing about a vehicle attack requires no special training and it's very hard to deter. unfortunately, we have seen 128 victims of these attacks just in the last three years. >> you are absolutely right. no special training simply to drive a vehicle into a crowd of innocent people. there is specialized training if you escape from that and do a get away. it looks like there was some sort of escape plan. i want you to stand by and get back to you. i want to bring in congressman democrat on the intelligence and foreign affairs committee. congressm congressman, we know that isis has claimed the terrorists were what they call soldiers of the islamic state. what are you hearing about who carried out this attack to what degree isis was directly involved in planning and executing. >> since it just happened so recent
or directed by isis. now, i will say these vehicle attacks, this is the 14th vehicle attack that we have had in the west since 2014. terrorists much like school shooters learn from other incidents. the thing about a vehicle attack requires no special training and it's very hard to deter. unfortunately, we have seen 128 victims of these attacks just in the last three years. >> you are absolutely right. no special training simply to drive a vehicle into a crowd of innocent people. there is...
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they say now fighting isis has become their main priority. christine? >> fred pleitgen for us in syria. thank you very much. >>> it's an annual showcase of russia's military might. this year, their international war games involving china -- they're international war games involving china, iran, and other countries, taking on added significance with north korean tensions running high and u.s./russia relations at the lowest point since the cold war. let's bring in cnn's oren liebermann live in moscow with more. good morning. how significant is this particular show of strength? >> reporter: from one perspective, this is a war games, a spectator sport. many families view it like that. they come out to cheer their country. of course on the home turf here, in most cases that's russia. from a different perspective, war games seem to be send a clear mayor-eleessage that russ its own allies. largely from the competitive list, mostly non-nato countries. russia showing off that it has its own countries, allies, and militaries that can work with. what's worth point
they say now fighting isis has become their main priority. christine? >> fred pleitgen for us in syria. thank you very much. >>> it's an annual showcase of russia's military might. this year, their international war games involving china -- they're international war games involving china, iran, and other countries, taking on added significance with north korean tensions running high and u.s./russia relations at the lowest point since the cold war. let's bring in cnn's oren...
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crush al qaeda, oblitrat isis. taliban -- obliterate isis. taliban, stop them from taking the territory. >> they control more than before the u.s. invasion. you know, clearly, clearly a big problem. thanks. >>> the president's speech on afghanistan started on a rather surprising note. he attempted to first address the visions here at home in the wake of the charlottesville attack. he did not specifically mention the violence in charlottesville but was clearly attempting to clean up some of the explosive comments with this reference to our military. >> the young men and women we send to fight our wars abroad deserve to return to a country that is not at war with itself at home, we cannot remain a force for peace in the world if we are not at peace with each other. as we send our bravest to defeat our enemies overseas, and we will always win, let us find the courage to heal our divisions within. >> president trump's handling of charlottesville a big focus for house speaker paul ryan during a cnn town hall. ryan said the president fell short. >>
crush al qaeda, oblitrat isis. taliban -- obliterate isis. taliban, stop them from taking the territory. >> they control more than before the u.s. invasion. you know, clearly, clearly a big problem. thanks. >>> the president's speech on afghanistan started on a rather surprising note. he attempted to first address the visions here at home in the wake of the charlottesville attack. he did not specifically mention the violence in charlottesville but was clearly attempting to clean...
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has long since -- and again, isis hasn't claimed responsibility, could be isis, could be isis-inspired, could be somebody else but they put a call out a number of years ago saying, not only, use a car, run people over but grab a knife, grab a gun, start shooting. >> they realized that they could hit the global headlines by being sewn to have ownership in some way with some of these attacks. some of them where they're communicating with the attackers, some of them just merely inspired, and isis, over the last year or so, have been put under more pressure by the coalition. it's been more difficult for them to organize these big plots like the paris attacks, like the bruls brul brussels attacks, more difficult for them to ship and track operatives who they've trained back to europe, back to the west to launch attacks where you have -- like with the paris attacks, ten people on that night being involved. this may be just one guy. but one individual, like we saw in nice, can kill almost 100 people with a large vehicle. >> again, the latest numbers from the spanish government, 13 dead, more
has long since -- and again, isis hasn't claimed responsibility, could be isis, could be isis-inspired, could be somebody else but they put a call out a number of years ago saying, not only, use a car, run people over but grab a knife, grab a gun, start shooting. >> they realized that they could hit the global headlines by being sewn to have ownership in some way with some of these attacks. some of them where they're communicating with the attackers, some of them just merely inspired, and...
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james foley was beheaded by isis. wildfires. the whole world doesn't stop because donald trump is trying to get away for 17 days. >> don't forget, the white house is being renovated, right? >> yes. that's right. >> jeffrey, nobody thinks it's a bad idea for donald trump to take a vacation. you don't hear democrats out here complaining about it. what we think is that if you make a promise to the american people it might possibly one time should matter. he said, i am not going to vacation. we've got too many deals to cut. we've got too much work to do. obama, according to trump, he's lazy, not working for you. so listen, he set the table. now, since he set the table, then he should play the card game the way he set out. he's not. so part of what we have to deal with here is how many times you have this president making false claims and promises to his base and can he be held accountable? >> thanks to everyone. >>> when we come back, the fbi says russia tried to influence the 2016 election using fake news spread on websites. how la
james foley was beheaded by isis. wildfires. the whole world doesn't stop because donald trump is trying to get away for 17 days. >> don't forget, the white house is being renovated, right? >> yes. that's right. >> jeffrey, nobody thinks it's a bad idea for donald trump to take a vacation. you don't hear democrats out here complaining about it. what we think is that if you make a promise to the american people it might possibly one time should matter. he said, i am not going...
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whether they were really literally soldiers of isis, people who had been in isis territory and were trained and dispatched like the paris and brussels attackers. none of the things are clear at this point. but, certainly, it's very concerning that this claim has been made that they're saying the multiple attackers involved. what we know about this attack so far was a very low attack type of attack. it didn't involve as far as we understand, firearms or explosives. it was just going out and renting a van and trying to kill as many people as possible. and that's been the mo of quite a few of these isis-inspired attacks that we've seen in europe over the last year or so. most notably in nice last summer where 86 people were killed. >> jim, what do we know about the jihadi presence in spain? i can't recall a terrorist attack in spain since 2004, the madrid train bombings. >> that's right. the number is certainly lower than a country like france, for instance, or belgium, but it's present there. i spoke to a security source who just a few weeks ago was in barcelona profiling the community there.
whether they were really literally soldiers of isis, people who had been in isis territory and were trained and dispatched like the paris and brussels attackers. none of the things are clear at this point. but, certainly, it's very concerning that this claim has been made that they're saying the multiple attackers involved. what we know about this attack so far was a very low attack type of attack. it didn't involve as far as we understand, firearms or explosives. it was just going out and...
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. >> how much of isis is left? he says today roughly 12,000 fighters down from a high of around 30,000. the coalition has around 50,000 in syria alone. the flow of foreign fighters in and out is down 90%. >> are they still coming? >> they're really not. and isis's own propaganda, they're telling people not to come to syria. >> where is the place to go now? >> well, libya was the place and now it's really inhospitable to them. some of them are trying to get to the philippines. >> how many fighters do you think have gotten out total and are now back in their home countries or elsewhere. >> 2014 until now it is probably in the low thousands. >> how big a risk are those fighters today? >> significant risk. >> do you think any of them are in the united states. >> return fighters from syria, no. >> president obama's former deputy national security advisor, who is also a cnn contributor, responded to this acceleration saying all the gains are the culmination of the comprehensive strategy obama put in place and implemented
. >> how much of isis is left? he says today roughly 12,000 fighters down from a high of around 30,000. the coalition has around 50,000 in syria alone. the flow of foreign fighters in and out is down 90%. >> are they still coming? >> they're really not. and isis's own propaganda, they're telling people not to come to syria. >> where is the place to go now? >> well, libya was the place and now it's really inhospitable to them. some of them are trying to get to the...
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it's one of the last areas in iraq controlled by isis after iraqi forces drove isis out of mosul last month. in a nationally televised address, iraq's prime minister told the isis militants, surrender or get killed. >> translator: all axes have been mobilized today to start the liberation of tal afar. i tell daesh, you have no choice but to surrender or get killed. >> i spoke earlier with the chair of contemporary middle east studies at the london school of economics. i asked him about the strategic importance of taking tal afar. >> it's the last urban city -- one of the last urban cities controlled by isis. it has served as a hub between isis nominal capital in raqqah and mosul. it borders both syria and turkey. it is an important city strategically and also in administrative terms. many of isis' leaders have escaped from mosul to tal afar. you have more than 1,000 skilled isis fighters in tal afar. so it's a major battle, and the iraqi army will have no choice but to recapture tal afar as it did mosul after nine months of bitter and costly battles. >> let's talk about that, retaking
it's one of the last areas in iraq controlled by isis after iraqi forces drove isis out of mosul last month. in a nationally televised address, iraq's prime minister told the isis militants, surrender or get killed. >> translator: all axes have been mobilized today to start the liberation of tal afar. i tell daesh, you have no choice but to surrender or get killed. >> i spoke earlier with the chair of contemporary middle east studies at the london school of economics. i asked him...
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dedicated to fighting isis. at the moment their only and main priority. and the u.s. had influence, back forces fighting isis. russians have influence and that really has made a big difference on the battlefield. for instance, with the syrian military making massive gains against isis in the past weeks, wolf. >> fred, tell us a little more about the cease-fires in what are called the safe zones of syria. >> reporter: hmm. yeah. one of the things enabling the syrian military to make gains against isis. what the russians have done, brokered local cease-fires. a lot of that, wolf, frankly, it's possible because a lot of rebel groups no longer believe the u.s. might come to their aid and with the end of that cia weapons practice as well. broken local cease-fires means syrian forces can dougo somewhe else, fight against isis and russians are responsible for this safe zones. opened up a new one just north of homs. the rebel groups of part of that al qaeda didn't bacqaeda-backed. russians taking on a big, big role and
dedicated to fighting isis. at the moment their only and main priority. and the u.s. had influence, back forces fighting isis. russians have influence and that really has made a big difference on the battlefield. for instance, with the syrian military making massive gains against isis in the past weeks, wolf. >> fred, tell us a little more about the cease-fires in what are called the safe zones of syria. >> reporter: hmm. yeah. one of the things enabling the syrian military to make...
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>>> and isis bomb plots. senior terror commanders work to bring down passenger planes in what police call the most unsophisticated plots ever attempted. one involved toxic gas, the other involved an improvised explosive device. how close were they to carrying out their deadly plans? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with breaking news. cnn has learned the house intelligence committee republican staff members traveled to london hoping to speak with a former british intelligence agent who compiled a dossier of alleged russian ties to donald trump's campaign. that according to a source familiar with the matter who says the staffers ultimately did not meet with christopher steele. also, president trump is beginning a 17-day vacation at the end of a tumultuous week. that's seen a dramatic escalation to the russian investigation by special counsel robert mueller. just hours after a revelation of a grand jury and subpoenas in the case, the president dismissed the russia story as, quote, a to
>>> and isis bomb plots. senior terror commanders work to bring down passenger planes in what police call the most unsophisticated plots ever attempted. one involved toxic gas, the other involved an improvised explosive device. how close were they to carrying out their deadly plans? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with breaking news. cnn has learned the house intelligence committee republican staff members traveled to london hoping to speak with a...
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isis has put out opportunistic claims in the past. they claim the manila casino back in june which turned out knob to be a terrorism attack at all. in the berlin case, christmas, that attack was in touch with isis in libya through encrypted apps. there might be a video that comes out. but not clear whether isis had anything concretely to do with this. hida wrote about this a few moments ago, the ultimate mowing machine, because it takes no advanced planning. a car is cheaper and easier to come by arguably, than making all these bombs. to krits's point, weigh in. >> there's a broader question i would touch on here regarding what kind of tactic a terrorist used. isis has lost since mid 2014 massive amounts of territory in iraq and syria. the likelihood they can bring somebody in europe and train them on a highly sophisticated backpack bomb is declining. if you're reading an isis magazine or al qaeda magazine and you want to operate in a place like france or the u.k. or spain, the likelihood you can get training to build a sophisticated
isis has put out opportunistic claims in the past. they claim the manila casino back in june which turned out knob to be a terrorism attack at all. in the berlin case, christmas, that attack was in touch with isis in libya through encrypted apps. there might be a video that comes out. but not clear whether isis had anything concretely to do with this. hida wrote about this a few moments ago, the ultimate mowing machine, because it takes no advanced planning. a car is cheaper and easier to come...
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and they say isis will probably get better at evading security. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> terrorism gripped headlines in the united states and around the world since 2001, but a lot of people forget the horror and the rampant carnage of terrorist attacks in the 1980s. for example, here on november 23rd, 1985, egyptair flight 648 left greece bound for cairo, egypt, never reached its destination. on tonight's episode of "declassified," we take a look at how fbi agents launched an international man hunt for the terrorist responsible for that hijacking. >> reporter: even within the fbi, the terrorism section was kind of a small group within the criminal investigative division. nothing to do with intelligence. nothing to do with security. >> that cia, the early days of the reagan administration, there was a position called the national intelligence officer for counterterrorism. one man. he was not in a position to get any intelligence from anybody but where the next attack is going to occur. it was all on the defensive side. >> terrorism was goin
and they say isis will probably get better at evading security. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> terrorism gripped headlines in the united states and around the world since 2001, but a lot of people forget the horror and the rampant carnage of terrorist attacks in the 1980s. for example, here on november 23rd, 1985, egyptair flight 648 left greece bound for cairo, egypt, never reached its destination. on tonight's episode of "declassified," we take a look at how fbi agents...
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we are going to take it to isis. it would be, i think, very hard in that part of the world to take it to isis and start a pullout of afghanistan. something i always say, politics during a campaign is a lot easier than when you're in the office and realize whether your name is obama or donald trump, the reality on the ground. when you start getting briefings and understanding exactly how great the consequences can be from can from pulling out too quickly and isis operating in these parts of the world, you're probably pretty correct looking tat from the standpoint, seems to be at least a telegraph to the president. he understand, if we're not involved in this part of the world, by default, we'll have to be later on. the more ground isis gains, and more safe havensen a problem for ourselves and for our allies. >> and raises a question consistent in afghanistan for the 16 years of the this war does it not, ellis, what constitutes victory? a lifetime police action in effect to prevent these places from becoming a safe hav
we are going to take it to isis. it would be, i think, very hard in that part of the world to take it to isis and start a pullout of afghanistan. something i always say, politics during a campaign is a lot easier than when you're in the office and realize whether your name is obama or donald trump, the reality on the ground. when you start getting briefings and understanding exactly how great the consequences can be from can from pulling out too quickly and isis operating in these parts of the...
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and several brothers, because in fact, it was a brother in isis, actually, a senior figure in isis connected to these two men, a brother of one of the men in sydney who connected them in turn to a controller in isis in syria who very much was the guiding force behind this plot, and then yet another brother, an unsuspecting innocent brother they were going to give this device to so he could take it on board and in the checked luggage and then the plane would have blown up. now, at the last minute, they decided not to give it to him to take on the flight. he actually then traveled but without the bomb. one conjecture from the australian police today is that the checked luggage was just too heavy to get on the flight and that's why they didn't proceed. >> alarming with a capital "a," to quote you, paul. thank you so much. >>> coming up, we will find you. we will investigate you, and we will prosecute you. that is the message from the director of national intelligence today to leakers and the attorney general jeff sessions had a special message for members of the media. people would stare. psori
and several brothers, because in fact, it was a brother in isis, actually, a senior figure in isis connected to these two men, a brother of one of the men in sydney who connected them in turn to a controller in isis in syria who very much was the guiding force behind this plot, and then yet another brother, an unsuspecting innocent brother they were going to give this device to so he could take it on board and in the checked luggage and then the plane would have blown up. now, at the last...
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isis will continue to use ied's ah, laptop bombs and chemicals on western targets isis will likely get a lot better at evading security. >> a little alarming. >>> the vice president and the white house condemning a report suggesting mike pence is proposing a white house run in 2020. what's fueling the speculation? number one rated marquee interior. behr's most advanced one-coat hide paint. only at the home depot. but with odor free blue-emu continuous pain relief spray, pain used to shut me down during pick-up games. i can box out any muscle or joint pain immediately. blue-emu continuous pain relief spray. it works fast and you won't stink. >>> he's starting to earn the nickna nickname, the wedding crasher in chief. he hopped out of the golf cart just to say a quick hello. the push back is following him all the way to new jersey. trump's approval rating is at just 33%. trump's own vice president may be thinking of a bid for the white house himself should trump not seek a second term. >> it is absolutely true that the vice president is getting ready for 2020, for re-election as vice pre
isis will continue to use ied's ah, laptop bombs and chemicals on western targets isis will likely get a lot better at evading security. >> a little alarming. >>> the vice president and the white house condemning a report suggesting mike pence is proposing a white house run in 2020. what's fueling the speculation? number one rated marquee interior. behr's most advanced one-coat hide paint. only at the home depot. but with odor free blue-emu continuous pain relief spray, pain used...
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isis are you there, can you hear me? this is don lemon. isis are you there? >> yes, can you hear me? >> yeah i can hear you. where are you now and whose with you? >> yes, i'm on the east side of houston, i'm across the street from san jack. i'm with my 1-year-old baby and my cousin. >> give me your address again? >> 5915 yew value deroad, apartment 409, houston texas, 77049. >> and so you're there you said with your 1-year-old with your cousin and your worry it had water's going to come in right now? you're on the first floor. >> i'm on the first floor the water is rising really fast in the front and back of my house and also on the side of my house too. it's all over around. nobody can really leave out the apartment complex. >> and have you called for help isis? >> yes, we have, everybody has called for help. we even tried walk down the street for help. we had some people pass us by, laugh, roll down if window. we've seen eight charter trucks pass us by and they couldn't even stop. >>ky hear your baby crying in the background, don't worry about that we unde
isis are you there, can you hear me? this is don lemon. isis are you there? >> yes, can you hear me? >> yeah i can hear you. where are you now and whose with you? >> yes, i'm on the east side of houston, i'm across the street from san jack. i'm with my 1-year-old baby and my cousin. >> give me your address again? >> 5915 yew value deroad, apartment 409, houston texas, 77049. >> and so you're there you said with your 1-year-old with your cousin and your worry...
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the president talks about obliterating isis, but reducing taliban influence. the taliban, you know, for much of the previous administrations, their entire -- they're against american values completely. would the president's strategy mean the united states has to tolerate the taliban? >> i think it might mean that. there was a key line in the president's speech where he opened the dotor speaking with the -- the door to speaking with the taliban in the future. not now, not under current conditions. he wants to set the table so that the taliban feel forced to come to the negotiating table and talk to the government in kabul and to the united states. that was a very interesting part. it may be reflective of a degree of realism we haven't seen in past american policies, this would be afghanistan. what it really means is that we're opening the door to them, but they'll have to behave in a certain way. at least that's the desire now. controlling that behavior, that's a whole other matter. >> now years it's been nation-build regular, could not do a -- nation-building,
the president talks about obliterating isis, but reducing taliban influence. the taliban, you know, for much of the previous administrations, their entire -- they're against american values completely. would the president's strategy mean the united states has to tolerate the taliban? >> i think it might mean that. there was a key line in the president's speech where he opened the dotor speaking with the -- the door to speaking with the taliban in the future. not now, not under current...
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the majority of conservatives are behind going after isis and al qaeda. they were reminded about how deadly they are just last week in spain, and to somehow say that a bunch of people are revolting on the president. >> just to catch you up for one second. >> it is true some in his base, breitbart, we know steve bannon was not for this. >> breitbart's not his base. breitbart is not his base. the average person that calls into my show, this is a conservative talk show, overwhelmingly, probably 10 to 1 were in favor of the president and this is before he'd announced it when i said if the president says we're going to go into afghanistan, and if he says we're going to maybe have to use more troops, would you support him in that to attack isis and al qaeda. overwhelmingly, americans that voted for the president and some that didn't vote for him said they would support him in this because they understand the real threat to this country from isis. >> listen, afghanistan is not exactly a hot bed of isis and al qaeda is a remnant of what it was. the complexities o
the majority of conservatives are behind going after isis and al qaeda. they were reminded about how deadly they are just last week in spain, and to somehow say that a bunch of people are revolting on the president. >> just to catch you up for one second. >> it is true some in his base, breitbart, we know steve bannon was not for this. >> breitbart's not his base. breitbart is not his base. the average person that calls into my show, this is a conservative talk show,...
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and they say, isis will probably get better at evading security. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> brian todd, thank you. >>> still ahead this hour -- why a phone call nearly seven months ago between these two men is generating fresh headlines in the mexican press. we'll have a report. cnn is live on both the networks here in the united states and around the world. "cnn newsroom" pushing off after the break. stay with us. these days families want to be connected 24/7. that's why at comcast we're continuing to make our services more reliable than ever. like technology that can update itself. an advanced fiber-network infrustructure. new, more reliable equipment for your home. and a new culture built around customer service. it all adds up to our most reliable network ever. one that keeps you connected to what matters most. >>> 5:32 a.m. here in atlanta, georgia. half past the hour as well in istanbul, turkey, and to all points in between. you're watching "cnn newsroom" worldwide. i'm george howell with the headlines. a manhunt in the united states. tw
and they say, isis will probably get better at evading security. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> brian todd, thank you. >>> still ahead this hour -- why a phone call nearly seven months ago between these two men is generating fresh headlines in the mexican press. we'll have a report. cnn is live on both the networks here in the united states and around the world. "cnn newsroom" pushing off after the break. stay with us. these days families want to be connected 24/7....
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was isis directly connected to them? they seem to be kind of claiming that, but no evidence of that has come to light. this was a big conspiracy. if they managed to get hold of c other weapons, you could have seen death tolls as large as the terror attacks. >> phil, do you account for this as copycat, do you think this is a strategy shift? >> i think a lot of it is copycat. there's a couple reasons why, chris. when we were looking at post 9/11 plots 15 years ago, typically you're looking at people who want to build, for example, complicated devices, backpack bombs like we saw in attacks in london in 2005. they want to access areas like airports or airplanes that are now hardened. if you wanted to get on the news internationally with a major attack, you're going to avoid a hardened target and some of these people aren't going to have the capability to build a sophisticated backpack bomb. you come down to, why not just have a truck and mow down people in the ways we've seen in europe in the last year or two. i suspect what
was isis directly connected to them? they seem to be kind of claiming that, but no evidence of that has come to light. this was a big conspiracy. if they managed to get hold of c other weapons, you could have seen death tolls as large as the terror attacks. >> phil, do you account for this as copycat, do you think this is a strategy shift? >> i think a lot of it is copycat. there's a couple reasons why, chris. when we were looking at post 9/11 plots 15 years ago, typically you're...
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. >>> isis on its heels in syria as the u.s. coalition battles the terror group in the self-declared capital of raqqah. syrian forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east. cnn was given access to the front line near the site of a recent isis massacre. fred pleitgen live where the assad regime and russia hold control. unique access inside syria. good morning, fred. >> reporter: good morning, dave. it's a unique line. fighters telling us, look, since the us and its partners have been cracking down on isis and raqqah, a lot of the isis fighters have been fleeing south, and that's where they've been conducting some of those massacres like the one in the town that we went into where isis invaded that town, kill the about 50 civilians before they were driven out by government forces. now the government troops that we were with took us to a hill overlooking the front line. we witnessed about a dozen air strikes in the time that we were there. the syrian government is also bringing new reinforcements into the area, and they are now
. >>> isis on its heels in syria as the u.s. coalition battles the terror group in the self-declared capital of raqqah. syrian forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east. cnn was given access to the front line near the site of a recent isis massacre. fred pleitgen live where the assad regime and russia hold control. unique access inside syria. good morning, fred. >> reporter: good morning, dave. it's a unique line. fighters telling us, look, since the us and its partners...
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isis directed attacks in europe. but what does this show you, that what isis really just wants to do is attack europe anywhere it can? >> well a few different things. le first of all, if p you actually look at area surrounding there, in the coast south of barcelona, it is known as being a hub of -- not necessarily isis activity but a fairly strong sell asy. movement that's down there. the secondly, within the basically world view of groups like isis and ag al qaeda spain does hold a high role. they argue they need to reconcur th this area. if you look at the map isis releasesed of the so called caliphate, it encompassed spain because of during that period when they were under islam mick rule. anti-terror policing, which has also helped to put it on the radar. it whohasn't been since the mad train attacks that have been successful. this is very significant but not a surprise spain would be targeted. >> thank you so much for your insight on this. keep getting new information about this. we'll keep you posted as it come
isis directed attacks in europe. but what does this show you, that what isis really just wants to do is attack europe anywhere it can? >> well a few different things. le first of all, if p you actually look at area surrounding there, in the coast south of barcelona, it is known as being a hub of -- not necessarily isis activity but a fairly strong sell asy. movement that's down there. the secondly, within the basically world view of groups like isis and ag al qaeda spain does hold a high...
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isis bragg trapped with her 1-year-old daughter as the waters rose. she was finally rescued today and joins us now with her incredible story. isis, thank you so much for joining us. how are you doing? >> i'm fine. how are you? >> i'm fine. i'm sure we're doing a lot better than you guys. we're happy to see you're all doing well. you and your cousin were trapped in your apartment with your 1-year-old baby, naomi. when we talked to you last, the water was rising, lights were flickering. tell us how everybody is doing now and your cousin and so on. >> yes, everybody is still trying to, you know -- everybody's really anxious. i can't stop crying. >> don't be nervous. everybody's with you guys. don't be nervous. >> as a family right now because weise au need each other. we're all going through the exact same thing. water everywhere. all of our furniture is ruined. our kids' clothes, shoes, everything. everything's gone. and i believe the most scariest part for me was watching the water come in and not being able to do anything about it, not being able to s
isis bragg trapped with her 1-year-old daughter as the waters rose. she was finally rescued today and joins us now with her incredible story. isis, thank you so much for joining us. how are you doing? >> i'm fine. how are you? >> i'm fine. i'm sure we're doing a lot better than you guys. we're happy to see you're all doing well. you and your cousin were trapped in your apartment with your 1-year-old baby, naomi. when we talked to you last, the water was rising, lights were...
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isis has claimed the attack was soldiers of the caliphate. that is a formulation when they're not actually directly involved other than an inspirational way. that's what this looks like. >> the obama administration warned as isis was losing ground, territory and money in syria and iraq, it would start -- there would be a wave of terror attacks particularly returning isis warriors going back to europe. has that played it several out and is this one of them? >> yes and no. the yes, the french said earlier this month they've had 271 militants return from iraq and syria. t so there is a concern about foreign fighters coming back over the last several years but that concern is re-seeding now because so many are now dying in place on the battlefields of ir 0 rock and syria. >> what does one do about this kind of attack? is it the new normal? and i guess relatedly who are those people? >> i think it is the new normal. it's not just jihadi terrorists. we saw of course in charlottesville and right wing extremists killing somebody. protecting against t
isis has claimed the attack was soldiers of the caliphate. that is a formulation when they're not actually directly involved other than an inspirational way. that's what this looks like. >> the obama administration warned as isis was losing ground, territory and money in syria and iraq, it would start -- there would be a wave of terror attacks particularly returning isis warriors going back to europe. has that played it several out and is this one of them? >> yes and no. the yes,...
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isis claims the attackers were soldiers of the islamic state. in a twist, a house explosion in another town the night before is linked to those attacks. want to go live to barcelona and becky anderson with the latest details. three events that police think are linked. >> reporter: in some ways. they can't tell us how at this present, but they are beginning to look at connections between these three events. let's take them individually. it's important that our viewers understand exactly what happened. i want to start with the barcelona attack. terror visited on this city. 500 yards over my left shoulder here. this is the plaza catalonia at la rambla. it's the boulevard that goes from here, effectively down to here. it was there yesterday afternoon that a van careened, looked as if it was out of control. it wasn't. it was in full control. behind the wheel, a terrorist careening at some 50 miles an hour down the boulevard killing 13 people and injuring more than 100. thrown out of the way, tons of people, screaming as they tried to flee. the van dr
isis claims the attackers were soldiers of the islamic state. in a twist, a house explosion in another town the night before is linked to those attacks. want to go live to barcelona and becky anderson with the latest details. three events that police think are linked. >> reporter: in some ways. they can't tell us how at this present, but they are beginning to look at connections between these three events. let's take them individually. it's important that our viewers understand exactly...
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we will not relent in our mission to fight against our afghan comrades to destroy isis in 2017. >> reporter: whether they are committed to general nicholson is another matter. >> general nicholson is not going to be able to win in afghanistan. the rules would have to change. >> reporter: the administration has every confidence in mi nicholson, however, they would be willing to outsource at least half of the flight. bannon has been skeptical of changing positions on the ground in afghanistan long term. and the continued involvement is in u.s. security interests. the head of the blackwater security company suggests letting private contractors assist the military in more permanent afghan-based
we will not relent in our mission to fight against our afghan comrades to destroy isis in 2017. >> reporter: whether they are committed to general nicholson is another matter. >> general nicholson is not going to be able to win in afghanistan. the rules would have to change. >> reporter: the administration has every confidence in mi nicholson, however, they would be willing to outsource at least half of the flight. bannon has been skeptical of changing positions on the ground...
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every day they say isis is spreading terrorist propaganda and russia is implementing a sophisticate the disinformation campaign to undermine the united states and its allies. so, you have a source saying
every day they say isis is spreading terrorist propaganda and russia is implementing a sophisticate the disinformation campaign to undermine the united states and its allies. so, you have a source saying
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people felt spain was off the radar for any isis-inspired activity. france and uk were more targets. we have known there were numerous arrests of isis facilitation skills and cells here in spain. spain is not unfamiliar with those inspired by isis and they might have been, we suggest, better prepared? >> i think spain has been dealing with the problem of terrorists for a longer time. despite the threats, they used to face problems with the baath separatists organization. they are attune to terrorist threats. we are looking at the extremism, al qaeda or isis. spain has a history. everyone remembers 2004 in madrid. there have been a number of disruptions. in barcelona, a couple of months ago, they disrupted a cell connected to the paris and brussels network. i think this country was very alert to the problem and realized it is facing potential for an attack for some time. i think everyone is surprised it took so lg for something to take place. it was a testament to the local authoritie to stay on top of the threat that it has taken this long before some
people felt spain was off the radar for any isis-inspired activity. france and uk were more targets. we have known there were numerous arrests of isis facilitation skills and cells here in spain. spain is not unfamiliar with those inspired by isis and they might have been, we suggest, better prepared? >> i think spain has been dealing with the problem of terrorists for a longer time. despite the threats, they used to face problems with the baath separatists organization. they are attune...
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support for the fight against isis in the philippines. namely we're talking about information, training, resources here, and whether that conflicts with or endorses somehow the human rights abuses that have been well documented in the philippines. he says the support in the fight against isis doesn't conflict with what are the alleged human rights abuse that are said to be part of president duterte's war on drugs where it's believed that thousands of people have been killed. in a departure from his usual colorful comments about the u.s. and the obama administration, for example, president duterte did at one point tell secretary of state rex tillerson that the u.s. has been a good friend, a good ally. >> alexandra field for us in seoul. thank you very much. >>> an alarming draft report by government scientists says climate change is already severely affecting the u.s., and there are concerns the trump administration will try to keep this report under wraps. this draft obtained by "the new york times" says the average temperature in the u.s
support for the fight against isis in the philippines. namely we're talking about information, training, resources here, and whether that conflicts with or endorses somehow the human rights abuses that have been well documented in the philippines. he says the support in the fight against isis doesn't conflict with what are the alleged human rights abuse that are said to be part of president duterte's war on drugs where it's believed that thousands of people have been killed. in a departure from...
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the but isis hasn't really mentioned trump at all in its propaganda. and that's maybe some what surprising, but if you think about the way they think about the world, for them, whether it's bill clinton or george w. bush or george h.w. bush or president obama or trump. essentially the view is american foreign policy is kind of the problem here. whoever is president is largely doing the same thing every other american president has done. i would be careful to jump to the conclusion that somehow trump's statement about pershing is going to be inflammatory. >> regardless what it means to the enemy, it means something to the americans. there is a belief that war is held, you're fighting savages, which is what they'll call terrorists and that you should match methods and we've been too soft and weak and america has to be you tougher and fight the way they fight and that's how you win. what do you make of that? >> this is what senator mccain who is a survivor of the prisoner of war camp and who experienced torture. we cannot be an america that counters and t
the but isis hasn't really mentioned trump at all in its propaganda. and that's maybe some what surprising, but if you think about the way they think about the world, for them, whether it's bill clinton or george w. bush or george h.w. bush or president obama or trump. essentially the view is american foreign policy is kind of the problem here. whoever is president is largely doing the same thing every other american president has done. i would be careful to jump to the conclusion that somehow...
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and russia, it is clear who is going to fight isis where in syria. you have the pro-u.s. forces which right now very much involved there in the raqqa area and trying to get isis out of there. but that terror group does have a lot of other territory in syria, first and foremost, the town of darazor. that's where the syrian military is now concentrating its fire power and really trying to move forward there. they've done that in the last couple weeks. they've taken a significant amount of losses as well, but it certainly seems as though the u.s. and russia are pretty clear on where each side is going to operate. we've talked to senior management of the military, and they said so far they're fine with u.s. flying in the military as long as they cooperate with russians and they have tried to defeat isis in those key areas. the big question will be what happens when isis is gone and these forces are there on the ground? they have to somehow come to terms with one another. >> fred pleitgen reporting for us on the ground. >>> two soldiers were killed in afghanistan. president tr
and russia, it is clear who is going to fight isis where in syria. you have the pro-u.s. forces which right now very much involved there in the raqqa area and trying to get isis out of there. but that terror group does have a lot of other territory in syria, first and foremost, the town of darazor. that's where the syrian military is now concentrating its fire power and really trying to move forward there. they've done that in the last couple weeks. they've taken a significant amount of losses...
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so from what we know right now, it looks like an isis-inspired attack. isis claimed it was from a form they use when they're not directly involved other than an inspirational way. that's what this looks like now. >> the obama administration warned that as isis was losing ground, territory and money, there would be a wave of terror attacks, particularly returning warriors going back. is this one of them? >> yes and no. the french said earlier this month they've had 221 militants return. so there is a concern about foreign fighters who may have come back over the last several years. but that concern is rekraeding because so many are dieing on the battlefields of iraq and syria. >> what does one done and relatedly, who are these people? >> we've seen by an antimuslim attack in london. we saw charlottesville, right wing killing somebody. so protecting against these attacks is impossible because there's so many potential targets. you can protect very high profile events, symbolic targets but then you run into the problem you protect those targets there are ot
so from what we know right now, it looks like an isis-inspired attack. isis claimed it was from a form they use when they're not directly involved other than an inspirational way. that's what this looks like now. >> the obama administration warned that as isis was losing ground, territory and money, there would be a wave of terror attacks, particularly returning warriors going back. is this one of them? >> yes and no. the french said earlier this month they've had 221 militants...
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assad's forces are fighting isis in a different place, a town to the south. they've been making major gains. the russians concentrating firepower on that region, as well. at the same time, i do have also a big risk between assad and the russians, as well. the assad troops have said, look, we want to continue fighting the rebels, but russians are seeing at this point they want to keep doing cease-fires and keep the focus on isis, as well. it is remarkable to see just how powerful russia has become here in syria, especially with the u.s. somewhat stepping back. >> fascinating development. fortunate to have fred pleitgen live for us in damascus, syria. thank you. >>> a big test for the trump economy today. the july jobs report coming out in less than three hours from now. we'll tell you what to expect on cnn "money stream." during our made to move 2017 clearance event, you can do endless online research about the escalade. or, you can come in and have it all for less than you might imagine. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car...
assad's forces are fighting isis in a different place, a town to the south. they've been making major gains. the russians concentrating firepower on that region, as well. at the same time, i do have also a big risk between assad and the russians, as well. the assad troops have said, look, we want to continue fighting the rebels, but russians are seeing at this point they want to keep doing cease-fires and keep the focus on isis, as well. it is remarkable to see just how powerful russia has...
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look at what was happening in mosul, in syria, with isis. we can't afford to allow that to happen again. that is why this matters to us. and i think we've learned some good lessons in mosul, in syria, lessons that are being applied right now. i think they're carrying over those lessons to afghanistan. what i heard tonight for the first time, i think i heard a new trump strategy, or doctrine so to speak. principled realism is how i think he described it. it's important when it comes to our blood and treasure and soldiers and our safety that we actually have a comprehensive doctrine that we apply. i think he spent the last six months working on that. you heard a big flavor of it tonight. i've been to bagram, i've been to kandahar, i've been to helmand, to kabul, and i've seen what our soldiers, our sailors, airmen and marines do there. it is incredible. the sacrifice that they've given to us. 235 in wisconsin alone. i want toake sure that it is not for naught, that it is for a good reason, to secure peace and security for us here at home. >> w
look at what was happening in mosul, in syria, with isis. we can't afford to allow that to happen again. that is why this matters to us. and i think we've learned some good lessons in mosul, in syria, lessons that are being applied right now. i think they're carrying over those lessons to afghanistan. what i heard tonight for the first time, i think i heard a new trump strategy, or doctrine so to speak. principled realism is how i think he described it. it's important when it comes to our blood...
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you've seen the president do this with isis in syria and iraq. now we're getting ready to do it in afghanistan and i think the american people should have faith in their military and know that this is something the generals strongly believe in and i believe the generals, i've seen their work and i think we should all as americans support them. >> nikki haley, thank you for being on "new day." >> okay thanks so much. >> alisyn? >> okay chris. >>> president trump vowed to pull u.s. troops out of afghanistan as we've been talking about, but last night he told the nation a much different story, so how do his die-hard supporters feel about this decision? we have another one of our trademark voter panels next. this golden opportunity features leather wood and glass. raw elements made premium... by lexus. experience unparalleled luxury at the lexus golden opportunity sales event before it ends. choose from the is turbo, es 350 or nx turbo for $299 a month for 36 months if you lease now. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. >>> you are a uniter speak
you've seen the president do this with isis in syria and iraq. now we're getting ready to do it in afghanistan and i think the american people should have faith in their military and know that this is something the generals strongly believe in and i believe the generals, i've seen their work and i think we should all as americans support them. >> nikki haley, thank you for being on "new day." >> okay thanks so much. >> alisyn? >> okay chris. >>>...
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isis, we're thinking about you. we're going to try to get help for you and hopefully some officials will get you out of there. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> i appreciate it. >>> let's turn now to reverend john stevens, senior pastor at chapelwood united methodist church. he went out today to save as many people as they could. how you doing, rev? >> well, how are you? >> i'm sure doing better than you guys. you guys are doing a great job down there. you're doing god's work. you've been with your church group helping with rescues. we have some video from instagram. what are you seeing? tell us what you're seeing. >> well, a lot of rain. it just won't stop. you know, we got a call, this thing started out kind of small and organic. we have church members we heard were stranded. we had a couple of guys get together. it kind of grew from there. we went down to where they were and found out more and more people. when we got to the little neighborhood that's got about chest high water all around it so you can't get in
isis, we're thinking about you. we're going to try to get help for you and hopefully some officials will get you out of there. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> i appreciate it. >>> let's turn now to reverend john stevens, senior pastor at chapelwood united methodist church. he went out today to save as many people as they could. how you doing, rev? >> well, how are you? >> i'm sure doing better than you guys. you guys are doing a great job down there. you're...
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isis claimed responsibility for this. is it clear -- or known for sure it is isis? >> they claimed responsibility and proof. >> normally offer proof? >> sometimes they offer proof, a video, attack might have reported or jihad name they have. they are opportunistic, and they frau fraudulently claimed attacks before. >> we are going to put up pictures we just received from tape of the operation. again. we don't know if it's a separate terrorist attack police responded to, and they say say neutralized some people or if it's a police operation based on the van terrorist attack in barcelona earlier today. continue, sorry. >> right. to we don't know whether isis was involved. they claimed attacks before where they had no role whatsoever. even terrorist attacks, remember the manilla casino attack. that was nothing to do with them, but said it was them. we have to wait and see, but, certainly, this treated with a great amount of seriousness, horrible loss of life, and, also, very troubling details. the knight before, there was a huge house explosion about a couple hundred k
isis claimed responsibility for this. is it clear -- or known for sure it is isis? >> they claimed responsibility and proof. >> normally offer proof? >> sometimes they offer proof, a video, attack might have reported or jihad name they have. they are opportunistic, and they frau fraudulently claimed attacks before. >> we are going to put up pictures we just received from tape of the operation. again. we don't know if it's a separate terrorist attack police responded to,...
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combat operations, we have to knock down this isis group that's operating southeast of jalalabad. following that, then we'll see where he wants to go with the rest of it. like everyone else looking forward to an articulation of some real policy now. >> to be clear, those forces have often gone outside the wire. do they expand that? ron brownsteen, one thing that's interesting about this, it's not unlike -- you can almost say it's identical to the situation barack obama faced early in his term, to send more troops there, how many, for how long, et cetera. it's interesting to see a president trump facing similar decisions to president obama very early in his term. >> and jim and even kind of more dramatic parallel, is from the nationalist right president trump was more critical than barack obama of american intervention in the middle east. he essentially said we spent trillions of dollars in afghanistan and iraq, and had essentially nothing to show for it, we would have been better off spending that money at home. this entire process on afghanistan is indicative of the tug of war he
combat operations, we have to knock down this isis group that's operating southeast of jalalabad. following that, then we'll see where he wants to go with the rest of it. like everyone else looking forward to an articulation of some real policy now. >> to be clear, those forces have often gone outside the wire. do they expand that? ron brownsteen, one thing that's interesting about this, it's not unlike -- you can almost say it's identical to the situation barack obama faced early in his...
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isis has claimed responsibility. and i think some background for this, there's been numerous arrests over the past few months of what are described as those involved with isis facilitation cells. this has been a hotbed, as described by authorities of discontent, of fomenting of isis inspired characters. isis claiming this attack. and certainly, as you point out, two people have been arrested. again, very difficult to work out whether they are actually connected with what happened here in barcelona at 5:00 this afternoon or what is going on in cambrils in terragona at this hour as we speak. but one of moroccan dissent arrested north of barcelona and as we understand it earlier on today, and a spanish national from the spanish enclave of melilia which is in morocco also arrested earlier on today. anderson? >> becky anderson, thank you. we'll continue to check in with you. i spoke with a witness of the attacks. his name is tom and asked not to use his last name. he's american. here's what he saw. >> i was actually in a
isis has claimed responsibility. and i think some background for this, there's been numerous arrests over the past few months of what are described as those involved with isis facilitation cells. this has been a hotbed, as described by authorities of discontent, of fomenting of isis inspired characters. isis claiming this attack. and certainly, as you point out, two people have been arrested. again, very difficult to work out whether they are actually connected with what happened here in...
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i want to go to isis bragg. you heard from her in our last hour, the very beginning of our show at 10:00 p.m. eastern. she is trapped with her 1-year-old baby and her cousin. the water is rising. now she's very worried about the electricity and she joins us by phone. isis, where are you now in and who is with you? >> yes, i'm still in the home and i still have the same people with me. my cousin and 1-year-old baby. >> has the electricity been intermittent? has it been going in and out? >> yes, it has. most of the unit's lights have went back out. >> do you have electricity now or no? >> yes, i have electricity right now. >> as i understand, are you seeing a fire nearby you? >> yes, i am. >> talk to me. where is it? >> it's across the street behind -- behind the school. we just see like a lot of orange in the air. we can see it from here. >> you can see it? >> yes. >> and has the water since we spoke to you last about an hour ago, how, has the water gotten any higher? >> yes, the water has gotten higher. from the
i want to go to isis bragg. you heard from her in our last hour, the very beginning of our show at 10:00 p.m. eastern. she is trapped with her 1-year-old baby and her cousin. the water is rising. now she's very worried about the electricity and she joins us by phone. isis, where are you now in and who is with you? >> yes, i'm still in the home and i still have the same people with me. my cousin and 1-year-old baby. >> has the electricity been intermittent? has it been going in and...
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$60 million in the pentagon, $20 million at the state department, for use to counter russian and anti-isis propaganda. what state officials are telling me is that they're not happy with the proposals that have been sent to them from this office, the global engagement center, which is, you know, has been created to combat some of these propaganda efforts by isis and other groups around the world so they are trying to work through proposals, and what they say is secretary -- one of secretary tillerson's aides told me that they don't want to throw good money after bad, and when i spoke to congress staffers on the hill, they say, look, we don't want to throw good money after bad, but congress appropriated this money. we want to see that it's spent. >> see if it is spent. all right, thanks very much, elise, for that update. >>> up next, an explosive new lawsuit that accuses fox news and the white house of working together to push a false story to the masses. we're going to speak with one of the lawyers at the center of the case. that's next. did you know that l'oréal actually invented hair col
$60 million in the pentagon, $20 million at the state department, for use to counter russian and anti-isis propaganda. what state officials are telling me is that they're not happy with the proposals that have been sent to them from this office, the global engagement center, which is, you know, has been created to combat some of these propaganda efforts by isis and other groups around the world so they are trying to work through proposals, and what they say is secretary -- one of secretary...
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successful in the first part of that endeavor elucidating to an american audience why this is important, isis, al qaeda, safe havens, pakistan, nuclear power, a lot of reasons why we can't allow it to become a vacuum but speaking to kninickkki haley's why or how is this substantially different from president obama's approach. i didn't hear a lot of details, i didn't hear any detail about the specifics of how it would be different. president obama also talked about pakistan. you got to play a more positive role here, a more responsible role. no more harbors of terrorists. you can talk like that 'til the cows come home but how do you make pakistan play a more responsible role. probably not by dangling the threat of india as president trump did. you can talk about wanting to improve the afghan national army, about wanting afghanistan to take the lead, about them having to take responsibility. this is the type of rhetoric we have been hearing for more than a decade. the reality is it's much tougher to put it into practice and we didn't really get any insight into how president trump intends to do
successful in the first part of that endeavor elucidating to an american audience why this is important, isis, al qaeda, safe havens, pakistan, nuclear power, a lot of reasons why we can't allow it to become a vacuum but speaking to kninickkki haley's why or how is this substantially different from president obama's approach. i didn't hear a lot of details, i didn't hear any detail about the specifics of how it would be different. president obama also talked about pakistan. you got to play a...